Prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release.
It became law on Mar 31, 2020.
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- Became law
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- Latest action
- Mar 31, 2020
What it does
Prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release. Requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to provide to any prisoner who does not already possess a government-issued identification card a special identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles upon his release. Prior to the release of any prisoner after a period of confinement of 90 days or more, if such prisoner does not already possess an original birth certificate or a Social Security card, the bill also requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail…
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This bill passed and is now law.
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Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.
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